After the last post, I knew I had to write about people who are like Peter. One of the reasons being that I am married to one of dem Peters.
I admire my husband. He is a man who is in love with God. He makes mistakes like everyone else, and he is sometimes even annoying to me, but he picks up where he left off and keeps pursuing Christ. I have seen him do this more than like 10 times since we've been married and we've only been married 4 years. He has a perseverance that I have not seen in anyone.
Phill grew up in a traditional buddhist Chinese household and no, he did not have a good childhood either. Oddly, he went to church since he was young and had Christian education till high school. Still, that doesn't guarantee a Christian life for anyone since lots of people who have or had a similar life do not end up serving Jesus. But my husband is one of dem Peters.
Yes, he rebelled in his own ways, and he disobeyed and fell short of God's glory. But the Peters never commited anything big like one of dem Pauls, going around murdering Christians. Me, I was bad. So I accepted Jesus' grace, it hit me like a brick wall. When I hit it, I was in love with Christ, ready to die for Him, and do anything for His glory. To me, what is amazing is how one of dem Peters can love God so much like one of dem Pauls.
I probably don't make sense to anyone right now, but the truth is, the more you are forgiven, the more you love. It's in the bible, look for it. So whenever I look at Phill and how much he is sacrificing each day and how willing he is to dedicate his whole life to Christ, I am floored. I mean, I had to suffer a lot, sin a lot, and go wayward a lot for God to get to me. But Phill didn't. I just think it's amazing that one of dem Peters can love Christ so much! And you have no idea how blessed it is to be married to a man who submits his will, his life, and his all under the sovereignty of a living God. It is marvelously ridiculous.
